On Poverty, Class, Justice, Goodness, Selfishness
On Poverty, Class, Justice, Goodness, Selfishness
“The opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice.”
-Bryan Stevenson
“Good [is] the opposite of selfish”
-Simon Anholt
“I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.”
-E.B. White
“A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.”
-English proverb
“Dire economic need is a form of coercion”
-The West Wing (tv show)
“...the day-to-day insulation from material poverty that accompanies affluent living”
-Duane Elgin (Voluntary Simplicity, degrowth movement)
“Give me neither poverty nor wealth.”
-Proverbs 30:8
“The coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the man who needs it.”
-Basil the Great
“Reality beats prejudice.”
-Barney Frank